Bolton said Washington would support “the will of the Iranian people”

Tuesday February 12th 2019

“It’s been 40 yrs of failure. Now it’s up to the Iranian regime to change its behavior, & ultimately up to the Iranian people to determine the direction of their country,” national security advisor John Bolton tweeted on the anniversary of the upheaval.

Bolton said that Washington would support “the will of the Iranian people, & stand behind them to ensure their voices are heard.”

Bolton was tweeting as a huge crowd in Tehran gathered to celebrate the 1979 revolution. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told Iranians they should resist a “conspiracy” involving Washington.

The Trump administration has pushed hard to weaken Iran and what it says is Tehran’s “destabilizing” influence.